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Job Description

Full Time:

Yes

Number of Workers Requested:

31

Job Duties:

Crops/Commodities: nursery stock. General Farm Labor: Some of the work required from the worker to be performed that is incidental to farming crops listed in this application may be described as performing hand cultivation duties, weeding or hoeing crops, cleaning, repairing seed beds and racks, setting up and moving irrigation pipes and equipment. Tasks the worker must be able to perform include: apply mulch by row mulcher or by hand; apply ground cover to beds using machine or by hand; remove debris from bed preparation process to clean growing area; finish row ends with shovels provided by employer; unload plants by hand from trucks and move plants to planting location by hand; assist in pest controls; install culverts for field drainage; remove and reinstall sprinklers during bed preparation, re-plant missing or unhealthy plants as directed; remove debris, boxes, keep clean growing areas; general nursery maintenance; basic irrigation maintenance; make sandbags, clean and maintain equipment and tools, assist in equipment cleaning, assist in applications by hand or tractor of fertilizers and or/pesticides, apply mouse bait, check and maintain rabbit and mouse traps, cover plant houses with plastic or shade cloth, frost control of sprinklers, frost blanket coverings, or hoop coverings. Worker may also be required to perform the following duties: tilling soil, level land, bed rows, lay/pull drip, connect/disconnect drip, patch/repair plastic, cut and tuck ends of plastic, pull/burn plastic, shovel work, digging/cleaning ditches, set/fix rain birds, fix/adjust mist/irrigation nozzles, punch holes, cut runners, trim leaves (bushes), trees/limbs, thinning/pruning crops, chopping/twisting plants, pick up/burn trash, lay ground cover, pull grass, operate plastic machine (during plastic application), load and unload plastic & drip rolls onto plastic machine, put in drain pipes, paint, mow, make/assemble boxes, clean (equipment and/or facilities), operate equipment, load and unload vehicles. May be necessary to assist in the use of all farm equipment such as tractors, trucks and harvest machinery, etc.

Job Classification:

45-2092.00 - Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

Job Requirements

Experience Required:

Yes

Months of Experience Required:

3

Special Requirements:

This job requires a minimum of 3 months of agricultural experience handling both manual and mechanized tasks. Applicants must be able to furnish verbal or written statement establishing relevant prior work experience. Saturday work required. Must be able to lift/carry 60 lbs. Employer-paid pre-employment and post-hire drug testing required. Criminal background check required.

Number of Hours Per Week:

37

Work Schedule (Start/End time):

7:00 A.M. - 1:45 P.M.

Employer Information

Company Name:

Overlook Harvesting Michigan, LLC - MI - NorthlandFarm

Location:

Winter Haven, FL 33884

Worksite

Address:

11161 120th Ave., West Olive, MI 49460

Job Order Details

ETA Case Number:

H-300-24337-510610

Multiple Worksites:

No

Date Posted:

12/6/2024

Piece Rate Offer

$0.00

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